Righting a Wrong: Japanese Americans and World War II was developed by the National Museum of American History and adapted for travel by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service. The national tour received federal support from the Asian Pacific American Initiatives Pool, administered by the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center, the Terasaki Family Foundation, and C. L. Ehn & Ginger Lew.
Brenda Biondo, Miracle Lifetime Whirl, Hudson, CO, 2011; colorphotograph, 28 1/2 x 20 inches; Courtesy of the artist.
2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame
Students enjoy a break in the Skier Subway after their tour.
PC Library, Egyptian Theatre, Mountain Town Music, Deer Valley Music Festival, Done to Your Taste, Summit County
Wedding party at Utah Central Depot. October 30, 1900.
A bracero with a short-handled hoe over his shoulder stands in a California field.
Book card in the Park City Library
Drop by the Smith & Brim and learn about some of the eating habits of early Parkites.
Wendy Lavitt, Syd Reed and Barbara Martz
On a guided hike with Hal
Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.
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Photos by Jim Herrington/www.jimherrington.com and Philip Gould
Climb on board the skier subway and learn about its history.
1943 McAllen, TX Main Street
Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.
Test your flexibility!
Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.
UT Office of Tourism, Zions Bank, KUER, KRCL, Eccles Foundation, National Endowment for the Humanities, Federation of State Humanities Councils
Retired miner Rich Martinez shares photos and stories with docents.
Park City Museum members at the Annual Dungeon Party!
Park City’s Historic Main Street. Click for more images.
Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.
Retired miner Rich Martinez shares photos and stories with docents.
Marine Ricky Sorenson at the soda fountain after coming home from war.
Wendy Lavitt, Syd Reed and Barbara Martz enjoy the Dungeon Party.
Meet the Ghosts of Park City’s Past
Coffee cherries being loaded onto a truck (Herbazu, Costa Rica), photograph by D. Major Cohen.
Crossing the Border
John Vachon, Man mowing lawn, Grundy Center, Iowa, 1940, black-and-white photograph, courtesy Library of Congress.
Thaynes Headframe
Model of the Coalition Building and Silver King Aerial Tramway in the Park City Museum
Wedding party at the Utah Central Railroad Depot. October 30, 1900.
Photos courtesy Park City Museum and Deer Valley Resort.
Wedding party at the Utah Central Depot. October 30, 1900.
Thomas Kearns building on Main Street
Learn about the 1926 Graham Brothers Dodge and the generations of Berrys who served the Park City Fire Department.
Bonnie (Witch), Noah (Renaissance Man), and Ron (Mother Urban) enjoy the evening
Students learn about the 1898 fire by looking at historic photographs.
The Silver Queen made millions in Park City’s mines.
Fell down a shaft; died of a broken heart; accidentally shot. Who says life in the old West was a bowl of cherries?
Test your flexibility!
Learn how to make a book at the Park City Museum.
Jacob A. Riis, “I Scrubs” – Little Katie from the West 52nd Street Industrial School, 1891-1892; reproduction on modern gelatin printing out paper, original 4 x 5 inches; From the Collection of the Museum of the City of New York, 90.13.4.132.
Wasatch Coal Mine, Chalk Creek (near Coalville) dated 1908
Credit: Summit County Historical Museum
PCHS Band, 1950
From the Jordanelle Special Service District Collection.
Stop by to see what’s new in the Changing Gallery!
Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.
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Members enjoying the infamous Dungeon Party. Click for more images.
The Way We Worked
• John Vachon, Man mowing lawn, Grundy Center, Iowa, 1940, black-and-white photograph, courtesy Library of Congress.
Halloween at the Glenwood
Crossing the Border
Ken Martz talks about his historic home.
Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.
Stop by to see what’s new in the Changing Gallery!
Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines
Museum member Don Covert enjoys one of our popular ski tours.
Students at Parkside Apartments explore a carbide lamp.
Postcard, “Entrance to Luna Park, Coney Island, N.Y.” c. 1914. 4 x 6 in. Published by the American Art Publishing Co., New York. Private Collection.
View over 100 aprons in our newest traveling exhibit, Apron Chronicles.
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Why did writing a newspaper article in a tent make the front page in 1898? Find out on the mezzanine level!
Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.
Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.
Muckers and Millionaires Case
artist known as “Army,” Organized Crime—Oklahoma City, 1940; 12 1/2 x 11 1/4 inches, ink on paper; Courtesy of University of Central Oklahoma Galleries and Collections.
Irene Ruhnke, 2007 reproduction of 1946 original, Photograph, Image: 12 x 8, Private collection.
In preparation of a camping trip in 1956, these Boy Scouts load gear into a trunk.
Wedding party at Utah Central Depot. October 30, 1900.
Dodo poses on Sam Billings’ (left) motorcycle with Ephraim Adamson (right). Pop Jenks Collection
A bracero with a short-handled hoe over his shoulder stands in a California field.
Step back in time: make sure you stay on the right side of the law!
Share the joy of math with children (Bigstock/SerrNovik)
PCHS Band, 1950
Utah Humanities Council
Park City miner Jim Santy explains the hoist during a 2nd grade tour.
2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame
Fell down a shaft; died of a broken heart; accidentally shot. Who says life in the old West was a bowl of cherries?
401 Park Avenue. Park City Historical Society & Museum, Thomas F. Hansen Collection, made possible by a gift from Peter and Gail Ochs
Come “Savor the Summit” with us!
Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines
Silver King Headframe
Ken Martz talks about his historic home.
Bison skull, c. 2009, bone, courtesy Smoky Hill Bison Ranch.
Make sure to stop by every couple months to see what’s new in the Changing Gallery!
Korean War: Men of the 5th Air Force receive donated books and periodicals sent in the mail, 1951. Courtesy National Archives
Main Street, ca.1900, Kendall Webb Collection
PCHS Band, 1950
Swap stories about Park City at an oral history night!
Going Places
In Cahoots
The Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines
Make your own sock-puppet.
Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.
George Catlin, North American Indians, 1844, hand-colored lithograph, 25 x 21, private collection. Photo: E.G. Schempf.
Museum member Don Covert enjoys one of our popular ski tours.
Meet the Ghosts of Park City’s Past
Go Figure!
Derelict fishing gear, plastic bottles, and marine debris, Maug Island, Mariana Trench Marine National Monument, 2009. Image courtesy of Angelo Villagomez/Marine Photobank.
Thomas Kearns underground at the Silver King
Swap stories at one of our oral history nights!
The Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines
Belly up to the bar and learn why the bar was more than a place to wet your whistle.
Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.
Park City Museum members at the Annual Dungeon Party!
Early stock options. Click to view more.
Map by William Henry Jackson, 1861. Courtesy the Library of Congress.
The Mega Mine viewed from the mezzanine.
Exploring Park City’s history is great fun!
December 28, 2011
The Kimball Stagecoach delivered mail–and passengers when it had room–to Park City.
Photos courtesy Park City Museum and Deer Valley Resort.
Dodo poses on Sam Billings’ (left) motorcycle with Ephraim Adamson (right). Pop Jenks Collection
Map by William Henry Jackson, 1861. Courtesy the Library of Congress.
The Kimball Stagecoach delivered mail-and passengers when it had room-to Park City.
Irene Ruhnke, 2007 reproduction of 1946 original, Photograph, Image: 12 x 8, Private collection.
The Park City Wranglers, ca 1930s.
Bonnie (Witch), Noah (Renaissance Man), and Ron (Mother Urban) enjoy the evening
Learn about this 1926 Graham Bros Dodge and the generations of Berrys who served the Park City Fire Department.
Highline spur during the winter
The Park City Military Band, July 4, 1911.
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Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.
Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.
Lakewood Plaza, outdoor living space. Long Beach, Calif., 1950s. Maynard L. Parker, photographer. Courtesy of The Huntington Library, San Marino, Calif.
